The deceased man's name was Paul Voisine of North Berwick, police said.

The incident occurred on Main Street and was reported around 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, a Sanford dispatcher said.

"We've gathered a lot of information. We still have information to gather. We've had witnesses come up and tell us different things. We need to sort that all out and determined why this actually happened," North Berwick Police Chief Stephen Peasley said.

The Downeaster began moving again before 10 p.m.

Northbound and southbound trains will be delayed because of crash, said Patricia Quinn of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority.

MORE DETAILS. DAVID? THIS RAILROAD CROSSING WAS TAPED OFF FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS TONIGHT AS POLICE BEGAN THEIR INVESTIGATION AS TO HOW THIS MAN GOT ON THE TRACKS. THIS IS A PHOTO FROM RIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT AROUND 7-10 TONIGHT. THE POLICE CHIEF TELLS ME THE MAN FROM NORTH BERWICK WAS HIT BY THE DOWNEASTER TRAIN... HEADING UP TO PORTLAND. THE TRAIN -- WITH PASSENGERS INSIDE -- WAS SITTING IDLE FOR MUCH OF THAT TIME. MAIN STREET WAS ALSO CLOSED FOR THIS INVESTIGATION. RIGHT NOW POLICE SAY THEY'RE NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED. THAT THEY'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TVU TAG "right now we've gathered a lot of information. We still have information to gather. We've had witnesses come up and tell us different things. We need to sort that all out and determined why this actually happened." BACK HERE LIVE -- POLICE HAVE WRAPPED UP. AMTRAK WAS ADVISING OF DELAYS ON ITS DOWNEASTER SERVICE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. LIVE IN NORTH BERWICK, DAVID CHARNS, WMTW NEWS 8.